Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan

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Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
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The principal secretary to the prime minister of Pakistan (also referred to as PSPM or PM's chief of staff) is the administrative head and highest-ranking official of the Prime Minister's Office. The position holder is usually an officer belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service serving in BPS-22 grade. The principal secretary advises and assists the prime minister on all the official business routed through the PM Office, and because of this the PSPM is generally regarded as the most crucial aide to the prime minister.

The current principal secretary to the prime minister is Asad Rehman Gilani.[1]

Being the administrative head of the Prime Minister's Office, the principal secretary wields significant amount of power over the daily affairs of the Government of Pakistan. The duties of the principal secretary includes, but are not limited to; advising the prime minister on national policy and its implementation, dealing with official paperwork in the Prime Minister's Office, placing before the prime minister critical files of importance for approval, coordinating activities in the Prime Minister's Office, and preparing notes on issues to be discussed by the PM with senior politicians, bureaucrats and other dignitaries.[2][3]

List of principal secretaries to PM

No. Name of principal secretary Name of prime minister Service
1 Anwar Zahid
Muhammad Khan Junejo
 Pakistan Administrative Service
2 Usman Ali Isani
Muhammad Khan Junejo
 Pakistan Administrative Service
3 Salim Abbas Jillani Benazir Bhutto Pakistan Administrative Service
4 Usman Ali Isani Benazir Bhutto
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi 		Pakistan Administrative Service
5 Anwar Zahid Nawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
6 Qazi M. Alimullah Nawaz Sharif
Balakh Sher Mazari 		Pakistan Administrative Service
7 Shamsher Ali Khan Nawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
8 Mohammad Ahmed Sadik Benazir Bhutto Pakistan Administrative Service
9 Aminullah Chaudry Malik Meraj Khalid Pakistan Administrative Service
10 A. Z. K. Sherdil Nawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
11 Saeed Mehdi Nawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
12 Nasiruddin Ahmed Zafarullah Khan Jamali Pakistan Administrative Service
13 Shuja Shah Zafarullah Khan Jamali Pakistan Administrative Service
14 Javed Sadiq Malik Shaukat Aziz Pakistan Administrative Service
15 Khalid Saeed Shaukat Aziz Pakistan Administrative Service
16 Siraj Shamsuddin
Yousaf Raza Gillani
 Pakistan Administrative Service
17 Nargis Sethi
Yousaf Raza Gillani
 Pakistan Administrative Service
18 Khushnood Akhtar Lashari
Yousaf Raza Gillani
 Pakistan Administrative Service
19 Muhammad Ayub Qazi Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Pakistan Administrative Service
20 Seerat Asghar Jaura Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Pakistan Administrative Service
21 Khawaja Siddique Akbar Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Pakistan Administrative Service
22 Nasir Mahmood Khosa Nawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
23 Javaid Aslam Nawaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service
24 Fawad Hasan Fawad Nawaz Sharif
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi 		Pakistan Administrative Service
25 Suhail Aamir Nasirul Mulk Pakistan Administrative Service
26 Muhammad Azam Khan Imran Khan Pakistan Administrative Service
27 Syed Tauqir Shah
Shahbaz Sharif
Anwaar ul Haq Kakar
 Pakistan Administrative Service
28 Khurram Agha Anwaar ul Haq Kakar Pakistan Administrative Service
29 Asad Rehman Gilani Shehbaz Sharif Pakistan Administrative Service

See also

References

  1. ^ "Asad Rehman Gilani made secretary to PM". 4 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jianchao Meets with Principal Secretary Javed Aslam to the Prime Minister of Pakistan". Fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ^ "PM changes his principal secretary with ECP nod". www.thenews.com.pk.
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